Update on the Habitat Improvements to the 50 Acre Project
Ahhh…the smell of chainsaw exhaust in the morning. Nothing like drowning out the singing of birds chirping in the woods before sunrise with the roar of a Stihl 201T. Watching trees go horizontal with a crash while staying connected to the stump to make the perfect hinge is what gets me outta bed at 4:30am […]
Continue readingWhy You Don’t Want To Mow a CRP Field To Create One Big Food Plot For Deer
By Randy VanderVeen No! Stop! Don’t do it! You’re going to ruin your hunting property if you do. That’s what you should say to any hunter who is about to mow his big overgrown CRP field. You have to admit, CRP fields don’t look very beneficial for deer from a food point of view compared […]
Continue readingDeer Hunting Property Design to Control Young Buck Harassment and Doe Movements
Watching deer from the barn. I love to sit up in my barn, where I have a picture window in the second story, and watch deer behavior behind the house. It is amazing what you can learn by watching their behavior and how they use the property. In this video I document a doe and […]
Continue readingPerseverance: The Key to Success When The Hunt Does Not Go As Planned
By Jim Brauker October 1, 2013 Every year I try to harvest a doe during the first few days of antlerless season. I like to get one in before I start serious buck hunting. But the problem is that being a small property hunter, if I make a mistake, and a deer makes it to […]
Continue readingHow To Bowhunt Does Without Impacting The Rest Of Your Property For Bucks
Low Impact Doe Hunting October 1st – Opening day….SKUNKED! Well, I started off the season with what I hope will be one of my few skunks of the season. My October 1st morning hunt really started the night before with all the activity I watched from my barn window. Even though it was a full […]
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